Patient-Reported Outcomes for Knee Osteoarthritis Under Unani Treatment, 200 Participants

Chennai, India hosts a dataset of anonymized patient-reported outcome scores for 200 participants with knee osteoarthritis. The data includes WHOQOL-BREF, WOMAC, and VAS scores collected at four time points during a 42-day Unani inpatient treatment at Arignar Anna Government Hospital of Indian Medicine. Author Mubasheera Begum published the dataset on figshare in June 2026 under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze longitudinal changes in quality of life based on WHOQOL-BREF scores mentioned in the description
• Model pain and functional improvement trajectories based on VAS and WOMAC scores mentioned in the description
• Evaluate the effectiveness of a specific Unani inpatient treatment regimen for knee osteoarthritis described in the study

Strengths

• 200 participant records provide a substantial sample size for analysis
• Longitudinal data captured at four assessment time points (Day 0, 14, 28, and 42) enables tracking of change
• Data is anonymized and includes no personal identifiers

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single hospital study from August 2024 to July 2025

Provenance

Source

Arignar Anna Government Hospital of Indian Medicine, Chennai, India

Collection Method

Retrospective longitudinal observational study

Time Range

August 2024 – July 2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 11:33:25; freshness should be verified

Geography

Chennai, India